Water properties

Front

What is the attraction between water and other substances called?

Back

Adhesion

Front

What is essential for all life on earth?

Back

Water

Front

What property of water allows it to 'climb' up a paper towel?

Back

Adhesion

Front

What percentage of Earth's surface is covered in water?

Back

71%

Front

What is the attraction between water molecules due to hydrogen bonding called?

Back

Cohesion

Front

What is the term for the ability of water to resist changes in temperature?

Back

Heat Capacity

Front

What property of water allows it to form droplets?

Back

Cohesion

Front

What is the term for the uneven distribution of charge in a water molecule?

Back

Polarity

Front

What is the process called when water moves through a plant from roots to leaves?

Back

Transpiration

Front

What is the term for the amount of energy required to change water from liquid to gas?

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Heat of Vaporization